Market Pulse
SIG accelerates transformation after first-half profits decline
SIG blamed a 22% fall in profits in the first half of the year on poor weather and fewer people moving home as the building products supplier said it was accelerating its transformation process to meet full year targets.
Shire gets approval for hereditary angioedema treatment in Japan
Rare disease specialist Shire announced on Friday that the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) in Japan has granted manufacturing and marketing authorisation for its ‘FIRAZYR’ icatibant injection, for the acute treatment of hereditary angioedema (HAE) attacks in adult patients with HAE.
London pre-open: Stocks seen up on positive US and Asian cues as trade worries ease
London stocks looked set for a positive open on Friday, taking their cue from upbeat sessions in the US and Asia after the Dow Jones and the S&P 500 hit all-time highs a day earlier.
US close: Wall Street finishes higher as investors digest tsunami of data
Wall Street trading ended well into the green on Thursday, as investors shrugged off the trade conflict between the US and China and thumbed through a slew of data releases.